As part of the Singapore Airlines Formula One Grandprix happening in the Lion City from 19 to 21st September, UPS, the official shipping and logistics partner of the Scuderia Ferrari team, held a special event at Clarke Quay Central last Thursday to soak up the pre-race atmosphere.

Scuderia Ferrari driver, Fernando Alonso unveiled a F1 car that was made entirely of bark and fittonia, a tropical evergreen plant. This unique installation represented team-work and efficiency, which UPS dedicated to the city-state that has hosted one of the most evocative rounds of the Formula 1 World Championship since 2008.

This masterpiece took Alan Wong, a local famous horticulturist, and his team eight weeks to produce and it served as a tribute to the partnership between Ferrari and its logistics sponsor.

After unveiling the F1 car that was made entirely of bark and fittonia, as well as met up with four lucky winners of a UPS contest, Fernando Alonso was greeted by a horde of both local and international media that was eager to interview this superstar.Among the questions asked was one specific to the ban
on radio messages for performance related reasons, in which Fernando Alonso dismissed any impact to his team's performance when he said, "It’s like if you’re a coach in
football or basketball and cannot talk to your players; in the end it’s the
player who shoots the ball. It won’t change our driving style and it’s not as
though we won’t know how to drive the circuit.”

ban
on certain radio messages as from this weekend. “It won’t make a big
difference to be honest,” began the Scuderia Ferrari driver. “I don’t
think it will have a huge impact on the race itself, or preparations for
the weekend. In any case, at Ferrari we have not used the radio for any
performance related reasons. We tend to use it to control temperatures,
to talk about traffic and strategy. I cannot say how it might affect
other teams. As for the change in general, it has generated a lot of
media attention, like the situation with FRIC, but in that case, we saw
the final impact on the race was nothing special. I think it will be a
similar case with this radio rule. It’s like if you’re a coach in
football or basketball and cannot talk to your players; in the end it’s
the player who shoots the ball. It won’t change our driving style and
it’s not as though we won’t know how to drive the circuit.” - See more
at:
http://formula1.ferrari.com/news/singapore-gp-alonso-ferrari-bigger-individual#sthash.MkyCuELY.dpuf

At the end of the media interviewed, Fernando Alonso left the event place in style with a 15 minute river cruise tour of the Singapore River on a traditional Bumboat. Special thanks UPS for the great opportunity to meet up with one of my favourite drivers!